a book aimed at parents goes viral

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http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/go-the-fuck-to-sleep-goes-viral

its honesty makes this so damned funny

Go the F... to sleep


The cats nestle close to their kittens now.
The lambs have laid down with the sheep.
You’re cozy and warm in your bed, my dear.
Please go the fuck to sleep.

The windows are dark in the town, child.
The whales huddle down in the deep.
I’ll read you one very last book if you swear
You’ll go the fuck to sleep.

The eagles who soar through the sky are at rest
And the creatures who crawl, run, and creep.
I know you’re not thirsty. That’s bullshit. Stop lying.
Lie the fuck down, my darling, and sleep.

The wind whispers soft through the grass, hon.
The field mice, they make not a peep.
It’s been thirty-eight minutes already.
Jesus Christ, what the fuck? Go to sleep.

All the kids from day care are in dreamland.
The froggie has made his last leap.
Hell no, you can’t go to the bathroom.
You know where you can go? The fuck to sleep.

The owls fly forth from the treetops.
Through the air, they soar and they sweep.
A hot crimson rage fills my heart, love.
For real, shut the fuck up and sleep.

The cubs and the lions are snoring,
Wrapped in a big snuggly heap.
How is it you can do all this other great shit
But you can’t lie the fuck down and sleep?

The seeds slumber beneath the earth now
And the crops that the farmers will reap.
No more questions. This interview’s over.
I’ve got two words for you, kid: fucking sleep.

The tiger reclines in the simmering jungle.
The sparrow has silenced her cheep.
Fuck your stuffed bear, I’m not getting you shit.
Close your eyes. Cut the crap. Sleep.

The flowers doze low in the meadows
And high on the mountains so steep.
My life is a failure, I’m a shitty-ass parent.
Stop fucking with me, please, and sleep.

The giant pangolins of Madagascar are snoozing.
As I lie here and openly weep.
Sure, fine, whatever, I’ll bring you some milk.
Who the fuck cares? You’re not gonna sleep.

This room is all I can remember.
The furniture crappy and cheap.
You win. You escape. You run down the hall.
As I nod the fuck off, and sleep.

Bleary and dazed I awaken
To find your eyes shut, so I keep
My fingers crossed tight as I tiptoe away
And pray that you’re fucking asleep.

We’re finally watching our movie.
Popcorn’s in the microwave. Beep.
Oh shit. Goddamn it. You’ve gotta be kidding.
Come on, go the fuck back to sleep.
 
Vampires and Mummies

It's hysterical. As a survivor of the "vampire years" I can relate. The next challenge "the mummy years" (when the kid stays entombed for hours and does not even wake up until midafternoon) is much less draining!
 
It's hysterical. As a survivor of the "vampire years" I can relate. The next challenge "the mummy years" (when the kid stays entombed for hours and does not even wake up until midafternoon) is much less draining!

lol, yeah - they wake up mid afternoon and hold a hand out for cash so they can be out of your way all night. :D except it doesn't quite work out that way...

that write, though, really really speaks the language most can relate to, which is why i suspect it's achieved viral status so swiftly. :cool:
 
what does 'goes viral' men and where can I find all the words so that I can put them on FB can't send them here folks might find me lol
 
what does 'goes viral' men and where can I find all the words so that I can put them on FB can't send them here folks might find me lol

the link to info is in my opening post, annie, and the words are there too - i don't know if that's all of them, but it looks like it as the book is only a slim, illustrated one.

i'll take the words down shortly, as the publishers are politely requesting people remove them after the leaked PDF meant they got posted all over the net.

'going viral' means it gets so many hits/views in an increasingly rapid rate... remember the old film where they tried to show about atoms colliding using rubber balls or something? began with one ball dropping that set off another that then set off others, blossoming outwards? sorta kinda like that!
 
the link to info is in my opening post, annie, and the words are there too - i don't know if that's all of them, but it looks like it as the book is only a slim, illustrated one.

i'll take the words down shortly, as the publishers are politely requesting people remove them after the leaked PDF meant they got posted all over the net.

'going viral' means it gets so many hits/views in an increasingly rapid rate... remember the old film where they tried to show about atoms colliding using rubber balls or something? began with one ball dropping that set off another that then set off others, blossoming outwards? sorta kinda like that!

Oh I will have to look again I read the link but only saw one verse
 
what does 'goes viral' men and where can I find all the words so that I can put them on FB can't send them here folks might find me lol

I think 'going viral' is a reference to an epidemic - caused by a virus - originally the life form, not just a likely the computer form.
 
annie :confused: didn't you read the verses in the opening post? i think that is the whole thing, though i may be wrong. :D

yes of course but I wanted to post a link on facebook without sending people here ....... doesn't matter now if they want it taken down they certainly won't want me plastering it all over facebook
 
yes of course but I wanted to post a link on facebook without sending people here ....... doesn't matter now if they want it taken down they certainly won't want me plastering it all over facebook

Posting it on Facebook is promotion for sales of the hardcopy version. I guarantee you will be doing the publisher a favour. People are going to buy and treasure this book no matter how many times it is posted on the internet.:D
 
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